Train from Zagreb Croatia to...?

Hi Cynthia, I am a little confused (well, it doesn't take much)... where are you looking to fly after your vacation ends? Back to the US, or...? I ask because you mentioned Paris, too. And if you are asking, does this mean you have not yet purchased your airline tickets to Europe yet? But you will be in London at some point? I also wonder what it is about Zagreb that entices you there? I will say that out of everywhere we've visited in Croatia, Zagreb was our least favorite stop. A lot of Croatia is about coastline, and islands, and natural beauty, and smaller towns, and Zagreb really is none of that. So were you looking to fly to Zagreb and use that as a springboard to go elsewhere in Croatia? Because it really wouldn't make a lot of sense to fly to Zagreb only to take a train to Budapest, for instance. You may as well just fly to Budapest. That is why I wonder what you had in mind for flying to Zagreb? Did you want to see more of Croatia and/or maybe Slovenia? Sorry for the barrage of questions, just trying to get a clearer picture so maybe we could better assist with your situation.

There is a pretty good direct train from Zagreb to Budapest. Stay 3 or 4 days then take the train to Gyor, spend the night and see the Archabbey at Pannonhalma. Now on to Vienna. The train that stops in Gyor is the same train that goes on to Vienna you haven't gone out of your way at all. Fly home out of Vienna

You could fly from Zagreb to Dubrovnik and then go by bus and/or ferry back to Venice. https://www.croatiaairlines.com/Plan-Book/Book-a-flight
http://www.jadrolinija.hr/en/home

Thanks for the replies..I was still looking at flights last night and I still was unable to find any within reasonable costs that go anywhere besides back to London. If you go with a major carrier yes, but the cost is over $800 just to go to Paris, for instance.

My grandparents (whom I never met) were from Zagreb..my father said it was worth a visit at some point, as he went back in the 70's. That's really the only reason. I always fly into London from Los Angeles, then fly around various places for a few weeks, then leave back to Los Angeles from London. Paris would be an easy trip as you can take the Eurostar in/out of London. My goal is to "fill the time" during the vacation...and to figure it out soon. I know I want to visit Edinburgh as I have friends there...beyond that, I am open. I have three weeks.

Im not sure if I understand if you want to go to London or if you want to avoid London. We stop in London on the way to Budapest then go south to fish the chalk streams before heading on to Budapest. The last time we did this the one way flight London to Budapest on British Air was about $325 but that was a year ago. If you take the trains to Budapest and then up to Vienna from Vienna you will get all sorts of opportunities out of that airport. Some good opportunities out of Budapest as well now that many of the European discount carriers have moved in to fill the hole left by Malev.

Hi..yeah, I always start and end in London. So from London I would go to Zagreb..and then on to the rest of my trip until at the end I am back in London again, and then out to Los Angeles. I will look into the Budapest thing..I am definitely all for something I had not planned on!!! I like to mix my trips up with the familiar and the new! Yes, Vienna would give me more options, as I usually use the discount carriers as annoying as they can be..its worth the cramped flight to save the money, only a few hours to deal with. Thank you!

Gets give Budapest a little more credit as most of the big boys and most of the discounters have flights in and out. Both Wizz and Ryan will get you to London. http://visitbudapest.travel/flights-to-budapest/airlines/ The list has Male on it which means it hasn't been updated in at least a year, but you get the idea.

What I need is first a flight to Edinburgh...then I plan to go back to London from there. I should have included that. Its hard to find any flights on discount airlines that fly into Edinburgh from eastern Europe..Wizair doesnt have any at all.

You know...I may scrap Zagreb altogether for now, the more I look at flights and availability...I could do a London to Vienna to Munich to Edinburgh, and that would be just fine. Every city has SOMETHING to offer, and these are still pretty good destinations, and the budget flights more easily handle these destinations. Since I travel alone and dont speak any other language, sometimes trying to negotiate trains and buses can be a real challenge! I have the rest of my life to visit Croatia...maybe with someone else!

I think holding off on Zagreb until you could allot more time and energy to the rest of Croatia is a good idea. Zagreb certainly has some sights to see, and with your personal family history I think it would be much more interesting, but it had the least "Croatian feel" to it to us, given it's a large city. We found the rest of Croatia to be so beautiful I think it would be great if you could see more of it outside Zagreb when you visit. An easy way I like to see which airlines serve what is to look at the Wiki page for an individual airport. For instance, below is the page for Edinburgh's airport, which gives an overview of who flies where and when (for those instances like these where you have to work backwards): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport And then to check train schedules between destinations, the Deutsche Bahn website is a good place to start: http://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtml It can be overwhelming just narrowing down your choices, bu you certainly have the right idea that anywhere you go will have something to offer!

If and when you do go to Croatia (and you should- it's beautiful!) I believe there is a Ryanair flight between one of the London airports and Zadar. Zadar is a few hours from Zagreb but a perfect excise to visit Plitvice Lakes in the middle.